Writing a successful grant proposal is an essential skill for band directors seeking to help fund their programs. Grant writing…
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Low SES/Title 1 Schools
Title One Teaching Challenges (and how to overcome them)
Title One or low SES is a label. You can use it as an excuse as to why your students…
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Maintenance Monday!
We all plan on making sure that our students do what they should to maintain their instruments correctly. However, it…
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Effective Band Director Techniques for Teaching in Title I Schools
Beginning As a high school band director, I have taught in minority communities with students of low socioeconomic status. Poverty,…
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Creating Positive, Peer-Led Section Rehearsal Attendance Accountability in a low-SES school
If you have read my previous article on strategies to increase student attendance for before and after school events, then…
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How We Helped 98% of Our Title One Students Stay Eligible
If you’re reading this post, you probably teach in a Title One system and understand the challenges. Most of our…
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